Created by Prof. Joe Lester, Nova Southeastern,
for the Law School Trial Team Community
FALL 2026 RESULTS
FIRST CHAIR NATIONAL TRIAL COMPETITION
Philadelphia Regional
Drexel Hosting
(10 Teams, 10 Schools)
September 10-13
Drexel wins over St. Thomas.
Baylor and Cumberland were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Baylor, Chicago-Kent, Cumberland, Drexel, Hofstra, Seton Hall, St. John's, St. Thomas, Suffolk, and Villanova.
FIRST CHAIR NATIONAL TRIAL COMPETITION
Atlanta Regional
Georgia State Hosting
(10 Teams, 10 Schools)
September 10-13
Texas Southern wins over Houston.
Campbell and Mercer were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Campbell, Georgia State, Houston, Maryland, Mercer, Nova Southeastern, Ohio State, South Carolina, South Texas, and Texas Southern.
FIRST CHAIR NATIONAL TRIAL COMPETITION
Los Angeles Regional
UCLA & Chapman Hosting
(10 Teams, 10 Schools)
September 10-13
UCLA wins over Chapman.
Denver and UC Berkeley were semi-finalists.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Chapman, Denver, Illinois, Kansas, Lewis & Clark, McGeorge, Ohio Northern, Stetson, UC Berkeley, and UCLA.
UC BERKELEY'S
NATIONAL FLASH TRIAL COMPETITION
(12 Teams, 12 Schools)
September 17-20
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALISTS:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Baylor, Chapman, Denver, Drexel, Loyola LA, Pacific McGeorge, South Carolina, UC Davis, UCLA, and UC Law SF.
DREXEL'S
BATTLE OF THE EXPERTS
(10 teams, 10 schools)
September 25-27
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Baylor, Cumberland, Fordham, Hofstra, Loyola, St. Mary's, Stetson, Temple, South Carolina, and UCLA.
STETSON'S
NATIONAL PRETRIAL COMPETITION
(16 teams, 16 schools)
October 1-4
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Baylor, Buffalo, Campbell, Chapman, Florida, Houston, Illinois-Chicago, Lewis & Clark, LSU, Miami, Mississippi Christian, Regent, Richmond, Texas Tech, Tulane, and UC Law SF.
DENVER'S
SUMMIT CUP
(12 teams, 12 schools)
October 1-3
CHAMPION:
SEMI-FINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:
Campbell, Georgia, Maryland, Mercer, NYU, South Carolina, St. Mary's, Stetson, Texas, Texas Southern, UCLA, and UMKC.
ALL STAR BRACKET CHALLENGE
Hosted by Syracuse & Loyola Chicago
(16 teams, 16 schools)
October 2-4
CHAMPION:
SEMI-FINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Albany, Arizona, Buffalo, Chapman, Cumberland, Duquesne 2, Georgia, Harvard, Illinois Chicago 2, Northwestern, Ohio State, Pepperdine 2, Puerto Rico, St. Mary's, Touro, and UC Law SF.
ALL STAR BRACKET CHALLENGE
Hosted by Lewis & Clark and UMKC
(16 teams, 16 schools)
October 2-4
CHAMPION:
SEMI-FINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Akron, Chicago-Kent, Duquense, Houston 2, Illinois Chicago, Nove SE, Pace, Pacific McGeorge, Regent, Rutgers, Setson Hall, Syracuse, UCLA, Villanova, Wake Forest 2, and Western State.
ALL STAR BRACKET CHALLENGE
Hosted by Cumberland and Mercer
(16 teams, 16 schools)
October 2-4
CHAMPION:
SEMI-FINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Arizona 2, Faulkner, Florida, Georgia 2, Houston 1, Loyola, Miami, Nebraska, Nova SE 2, Pepperdine, Seton Hall 2, St. Mary's 2, UCLA 2, UNT Dallas, Wake Forest, and William & Mary.
ALL STAR BRACKET CHALLENGE
Hosted by S. Carolina and Texas Southern
(16 teams, 13 schools)
October 9-11
CHAMPION:
SEMI-FINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: American, Drexel, Georgetown, Hoftsra, Loyola Chicago, Mercer, Mercer 2, San Diego, San Diego 2, Santa Clara, South Carolina, South Carolina 2, St. Thomas (FL), Tennessee Winston, Texas Southern, and Western State 2.
PACIFIC MCGEORGE'S
GOLD CUP MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION
October 15-18
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:
BUFFALO NIAGARA TRIAL COMPETITION
(24 teams, 24 schools)
October 16-18
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Akron, Baltimore, Cardozo, Denver, DePaul, Duquesne, Florida State, Fordham, Illinois, Illinois Chicago, InterAmerican Puerto Rico, Kansas, Lewis & Clark, Mercer, Northwestern, Nova Southeastern, Pacific McGeorge, SMU, South Dakota, Stetson, Syracuse, Tennessee, UMKC and Wisconsin.
ILLINOIS' COMPLEX COMMERCIAL LITIGATION TRIAL ADVOCACY COMPETITION
(14 teams, 14 schools)
October 16-18
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Chicago, Emory, Fordham, Harvard, Houston, Lewis & Clark, LSU, North Texas, Northwestern, Pittsburgh, Seton Hall, Southern Methodist, UC Davis, and Wake Forest
SYRACUSE NATIONAL TRIAL COMPETITION
(14 teams, 14 schools)
October 16-18
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: American, Buffalo, Campbell, Cardozo, Chicago-Kent, Drexel, George Washington, Illinois, Loyola LA, Nova Southeastern, St. John’s, Stetson, Suffolk, and Quinnipiac.
TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
Hosted by Hofstra
(16 teams, 16 school)
October 22-25
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Baylor, Campbell, Cumberland, Denver, FIU, Georgia, Harvard, Maryland, Northwestern, St. John's, South Texas, Temple, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UMKC, and Villanova.
QUINNIPIAC'S
Criminal Justice Competition
(16 teams, 16 schools)
October 23-25
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Boston College, Boston University, Campbell, Drake, Drexel, Florida State, Fordham, Georgia, Loyola - Chicago, Maryland, Northwestern, St. John’s, Suffolk, Syracuse, Texas
and Wake Forest.
ABA Labor and Employment Law Student Trial Advocacy Competition – Chicago
October 24-25
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:
CACJ National Trial Competition
October TBD
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:
UC DAVIS'
MLK CIVIL RIGHTS COMPETITION
(18 teams, 18 schools)
October TBD
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Berkeley, Brooklyn, BYU, Emory, Florida State, Pacific McGeorge, San Diego, Southern, Texas, Texas A&M, UC Irvine, UC SF, Virginia, Western, William & Mary, William H. Bowen, Arkansas, and
Wisconsin.
Michigan Young Lawyers
NTAC
October TBD
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:
ST. JOHN’S
CIVIL RIGHTS COMPETITION
October TBD
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:
HOFSTRA'S
MEDICAL LEGAL TRIAL COMPETITION
MOVED TO MARCH 2027
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:
San Diego Defense Lawyers
October TBD
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:
NATIONAL CIVIL TRIAL COMPETITION (NCTC)
November 5-8
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:
PREMIERE TRIAL COMPETITION
Hosted by Nova Southeastern
(24 teams, 18 schools)
November 7-8
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Alabama, Buffalo, Cardozo, Cardozo 2, Catholic, Charleston, Charleston 2, Denver, Emory, Florida State, Florida International, Florida International 2, George Washington, Lincoln Memorial, LSU, LSU 2, Miami, Miami 2, Nova Southeastern, Nova Southeastern 2, Regent, Suffolk, St. Thomas, and St.Thomas 2.
PREMIERE TRIAL COMPETITION
Hosted by University of Texas
(18 teams, 14 schools)
November 14-15
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Baylor, Baylor 2, Cumberland, Houston, Kansas, Kansas 2, Loyola New Orleans, Missouri, Missouri 2, SMU, SMU 2, Stetson, St. Mary's, Texas, Texas AM, Texas Southern, Texas Tech, Texas Tech 2, and Tulsa.
PREMIERE TRIAL COMPETITION
Hosted by UCLA
(22 teams, 13 schools)
November 14-15
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Cal Western, Cal Western 2, Chapman, Louis & Clark, Louis & Clark 2, Pacific McGeorge, Pacific McGeorge 2, Pepperdine, Pepperdine 2, San Diego, San Diego 2, Santa Clara, Santa Clara, St. Mary's, UC Davis, UC Davis 2, UCLA, UCLA 2, USC, USC 2, Western State, Western State 2, and William & Mary.
PREMIERE TRIAL COMPETITION
Hosted by Illinois
(8 schools, 10 teams)
November 14-15
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: DePaul, Duke, Faulkner, Illinois, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Chicago 2, UMKC, UMKC 2, and UNLV.
PREMIERE TRIAL COMPETITION
Hosted by Hofstra
(16 teams, 12 schools)
November 14-15
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Baltimore, Baltimore 2, Drexel, Drexel 2, Hofstra, Quinnipiac, Maryland, Maryland 2, PACE, Seton Hall, Seton Hall 2, St, Johns, Temple, Villanova, and Wilmington.
The Batson Challenge (Voir Dire)
Hoste by PACE
(18 teams, 17 schools)
November 6-9
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Brooklyn, Cardozo, Charleston, Florida, Fordham, Fordham 2, InterAmerican, John Marshall, Loyola-New Orleans, Nova Southeastern, PACE, Regent, Roger Williams, Rutgers, Seton Hall, South Dakota, Temple, and Yale.
FORDHAM'S
KELLY TRIAL COMPETITION
November 13-15
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:
GEORGIA STATE'S
William Daniel Mock Trial Invitational
(16 teams, 16 schools)
November 20-22
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Catholic, Cumberland, Drexel, Emory,
Faulkner, Georgia, GSU, Howard, Loyola-Chicago, Maryland, Mercer, Michigan State, Quinnipiac, South Carolina, South Texas, and Stetson.
ABA Labor and Employment Law Student Trial Advocacy Competition - San Francisco
November 14-15
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:
Cambridge Clash
Invitational
November 20-22
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:
ABA Labor and Employment Law Student Trial Advocacy Competition - Brooklyn
November 21-22
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:
Georgetown Federal White Collar
November TBD
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:
Case Classic Mock Trial Competition
November TBD
CHAMPIONS:
SEMIFINALIST:
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:
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